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Australia and NZ Weekly 10 February 2025
Friday edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Australia and NZ Weekly 3 February 2025
Friday edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Australia and NZ Weekly 3 February 2025
Friday edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Thought leadership
ESG Impact: What you need to know January 2025
Welcome to our first Westpac IQ wrap on sustainable finance and ESG for 2025.
ESG Impact: What you need to know - November/December 2024
Climate finance deals were high on the agenda at the global climate conference, COP29, held in November. Our final issue of Westpac IQ’s ESG Impact for the year explores some of the key outcomes from the two-week event, along with the latest on Australia’s increasing momentum in renewable energy, new policies and funding for road transport, plus the outcomes of two global nature and biodiversity summits, and more.
Understanding nature impact and dependencies may be easier than you think
Awareness of the economic value of nature for business is rising rapidly.
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Financial markets strategy
Aussie rattled as Trump slaps tariffs on key trade partners
AUD/USD starts the week rattled – trading to a low of 0.6088, a decline of more than 2% from Friday. President Trump’s decision to implement a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% duty on products from China has set off a swift scramble to de-risk across global markets.
Aussie braces for volatility on Day 1 of Trump 2.0
Markets are braced for a volatile week as soon as Trump takes the oath of office at a second historic inauguration on 20th January. Any insights into Trump’s trade policy agenda will be key for FX markets, in what is otherwise a fairly quiet data week.